THK CAROLINA TIMES
PA6E tmUTM umiklDLID* SAT^ JAN. 14
kMENDMENT OF RULE 22 WILL STOP THIS SABOTAGE OF OUR CIVIL RIGHTS
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Soytinm Opposition To Weavers Appointment
Tlie appointment of Dr. Robert C. Weaver
as administrator of the f'ederal Housing and
Home Financing Agency by Presidf'nt-clect
John F. Kennedy is certain to meet with de-
termind appositon by southern members of
Congress in both the Senate and House of
Representatives. Although Dr. Weaver is wel!-
qi&liiied for the post, the southerners will
oppose him first for the simple reason that
he is a Negro. Tn the second place they will
oppose him because they see in his appoint
ment a threat to the biased manners in which
some southern states in the past have admin
istered the fonds once they secured them
from the federal government.
Although the naming of Dr. Weaver to the
Head of the housing agency falls short of Ne
gro representation in the Kennedy cabinet, it
is the highest appointment he has so far
tendered a Negro. H and when it is confirmed^
by Congress it will place Dr. Weaver in a posi
tion to wield an unusual amount of po\frer in
seeing to it that the federal funds allocated
to the states are not administered in a biased
manner. This is exactly what southern mem
bers of Congress wish to prevent, and they
may be expected to do everything in their
pow to oppose his confirmation.
We predict the oppointment will ultimately
b^ confirmed and that Dr. Weaver will ad
minister the affairs ol th« HotMing Afcacy in
a forthright and fair n»nner. If the leaders pf
the Democratic Party are so stupid as to al
low the southern solons to prevent confirm*-*
tion of Dr. Weaver’s appointment solely oh
the grounds of his r*ee, it may be many, fitfcny
more years before they enj«y the kind of K«-
gro support thejr received at tlie balloC toj^
last November. \
Ifere in North Carolina, where Dr. Weaver
once worked as an educator, the naming of
him as head of the Housiag Agency was rCf.
:eived with great approval by his many
friends, former associates aod acqtfaintance*.
They are satified that he is well-qualified for
the j>ost, and if given an opportunity that he
will conduct the affairs pf the »gency in a
manner that will bring credit to his mce as
well as to him personally.
From a nationa] standpoint tDe appolntmient
somewhat compensates tor the tremendous
support which Negro voters gave the Demo
cratic Party ticket in the General Election.
From a North Carolina standpoint, Negro
leaders and voters are still hopefuMy watch
ing and waiting to see wfiat Governor Terry
Sanford is going to dO to compensate them
for the support which Negro voters gave him
in both the Primary and the General Electiqn.
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The Jungle Spirit Takes Over In Georgia spiritual insight
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Anxiety-Caused Illnesses Treat
WHh Reassurance, Antifear Drue
By REV. (lAROLD ROLAND.^
Just about the time the entire nation was
getting ready to salute the State of Georgia
for the manner in which it had handled the
integration of the University of Georgia, hell
broke loose on the school's campus. Instead
of intelligence, culture and dignity the nation
saw an educational institution turned into a
madhouse in which the jungle spirit reigned
in all the fury of the boa constrictor, the ti
ger and the rattlesnake.
Had the participants in the tragedy been
ignorant backwoodsmen or Ku Kluk Klans-
men only, respectable citizens of the nation
might find refuge in the belief that the re
spectable people of Georgia were outnumber
ed or out- maneuvered in their efforts to up
hold law.and order in their state. Every half-
intelligent person living in the South knows
full well that when hell breaks loose in a com
munity as it did in 'Athens, Georgia last Tues
day tliat it has the unqualified sanction of a
certain segtnent of higher-up whites. They
either give their approval by deliberately giv
ing the orders or by their silence.
The lonely, socially ostracized poor whites
are so hungry for recognition that they will
even resort to mui'disr if they feel they can
receive a pat on the back or the slightest re
cognition from one, of their own who has
stature. Persecuted and looked down ^n with
contempt i>y the suoceasfuL whites, 4h« poor
whites are glad to git an opportunity to per
secute and show their contempt for any Ne
gro, especiatly if he happens to have succeed
ed in gettiag ahead economically, educational
ly, culturally or otherwise.
The latest report Georgia is to the
effect that the head oi the State Highway
Patrol refused to participate in trying to pre
serve order with his men becaus^he had re
ceived no orders from the governor. It would
be ridiculous to try to hnagine the head of the
Highway Patrol of any southern state wait
ing on orders from the governor if he bad
knowledge that a mob of Negroes had gotten
out of control of local police on the campus
of a state educational institution.
It is equally as hard to imagine the governojj
of a southern state being so negligent in his
duty of upholding the law as not ordering the
Highway Patrol or the state militia to a scene
of mob violence if the racial identity of the
participants were reversed. Thus both the
governpr and the head of the highway patrol
are guilty by omission of encouraging mqb
violence in Georgia, as guilty as any one of
the actual participants.
The University pf Georgia incident comes at
a crucial time in worifl affairs. The commu
nist propaganda milis *fe certain to make the
most of the situtation itt farther convincing
the colored peoples of tvofld that what we
in America say abouf detnocracy is entirely
different from what wt do about it when it
applies t6 Neroes of conntry. The only
way under the sun to offset some of the datn-
age done to iivhat IHtfe prestige the United
States has left abroad ia for the federal gov
ernment to step in and see to it that defiance
of the nation’s federal courts will not be
toferated.
Blessed is the Servant of (kxl
Who Knows When Its Tinie to Move
A pljysician sees many pat
ients who »re sick with fe«r.
Their symptoms are those of
heart aad chest cendltlons, di
gestive tract disturbances, or
such nonspecific ones as severe
headache, excessive weakness or
fatigue, and other complaints.
These patients, according to
Dr. Harry S. Friedlander of New
York, are suffering from func
tional disorders to which their
symptoms are the key—both for
understanding and treatment of
the anxiety and tension which
are the underlying causes.
Treatment consists of reas
surance. education, and drug
therapy.^
"The tymptwm may become
•vMent sliertfy sHer a rela
tive, frlmd or pubik figure
tuMumb* t« a 'boar^ ceiNlltleQ'
•r to a malignant or o(Mr
sorloit* diteaM," report* Hio
pliysiclan. "In some cotes the
ditlwrboNco will appear on ttio
anniversary of the death t
loved one—Hie so-called 'an*
nivofMry tymlrema' ..."
Writing in the cumnt issue
of Medical Timet, Dr. Friedland
er stresses that "the first prin
ciple is to listen and to take seri
ously what the patient says. The
second is to take the positive
approach; give him assurance
that soon he wUl begin to feel
better. The third' is to attack
the somatic (physical) distur-
A
bance aad at ^ same time
reUeve his anxieties. Thi? muL
be done with therapeutic meas
urea directed at lie anxieties.”
The education involves care
ful examination, use of electro
cardiograms, and other dlagRos
tic techniques which also tend
reassure the fearful patient Thi
drug, in this case neither a tran
quHlier or sedative, the doctor
writes, “is regarded as supple
mentary and supportive to psy.
chic reassurance."
The doctor cites eight case his
tories of patients whose illness
es varied from apparent' heart
disease to diarrhea, all the re
suit of anxieties and tentioni,
All eight were treated with the
new "antiphobic agent.” Syco-
trol, which was developed by
Reed tt Camrick, of Kenilworth,
N. J. In every case symptoms of
physieal illness disappeared after
no more than five weeks of the
rapy with Sycotrol, one tablet
two or three times daily.
Commenting on side effects,
Dr. Friedlander writes, “None ol
the patients receiving pipethan-
ate hydrochloride (Sycotrol) ex
hibited any untoward reaction.
Neither drowsiness nor depres
sion was observed, nor did in
somnia or other evidence of ex
citation occur. There was no ad
verse effect on the blood pres
sure. No other drugs were used
in Uris series of patients.”
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Learning From Dr. Schweitzer
"Whon thoy atkod hhn to
ttay lenger ha declined
. . Acts 18:20
Paul, the preacher, had a keen
sence of tiiqiog A sence of tim
ing is of the very essence of
wisdom. One writer in Holy
Writ says there is a time for all
things. If Paul felt the time had
not yet come for him to move
all the forces of evil^ could not
move him Paul would stand with
daring and courage if the time
had not come. On this particu
lar visit to Ephesus, Paul sens
ed that the time to mov^ had
come. l*l(e believef's ip EpheDus
wantied Paid to 'remain with
them for a while longer but
Paul felf fte hour had str«ck
for him| 1|d move. All of .ttielr
pleadings,' therefore, could not
stay him when he found that
the hour had struck for him to
move OB in the fulfillment of
his healenl^ and ^od-given mis
sion. Tller^^s a ^me to move
Mi a tune i!o stand. Blessed ^
the man who knows the differ
ence befbttethe two.
Wisd(M>^s there is a time
in the ^fairs of men to move.,.
When, then is moving time? God
in a mysterioBs way wiD remind
his children when its time to
move God will fix things so yon
can move. God will open doors
when its time to move. One
writer says there is a tide in
the affairs of men. And, maybe,
the moving time is when this
flood is at its highest pitch. Too
many of us miss the flood tide
and get caught in the shallows
on the shore. Too many wallow
on the shore for they have miss
ed the flood tide in the affairs
of men. God told Paul it was
time to move and Paul moved
immediatetyi -Wisdom nfminds
us whan moving time arrives.
TIm highest wisdom had whis-
pei^ to Paul and so we hate
this text “When they asked
him to stay longer he declined
A move for God gives us a
new opportunity for s^ice in
the cause of the master. Wesley
is right, for according to the
great Crett .-^mntffiion, tbe
world is our parish. God has cer
tain ioht fw os to do It is a
fact that certain men can do cer
tain' jobs for God. Some other
men are unfit for certain jobs.
That man is meet happy who
finds and fits into the job God
wants him to do. God had an
other job for Paul to do. When
one strategic job is dcme and an
other such job awaits yon in
the eternal plans of God it is
time to move. There is a time to
move. Blessed is he who knows
when its time to move.
Too many of us are wastefuUy
marking time when our job is
complete. Ilius we stagnate We
waste gi^eati opportunities for
growth and service Many great
gifts and potentialities are thus
squandered. We stop growing
where we are and we miss the
great otiportunities of God fer
growth and service. Paul never
was guilty of this kind of spiri
tual lag or stagnation. He, under
Divine guidance, moved when it
was time to move. He did well
the job God gave him to do and
then he moved ander God’s po-
wef to do another }o6 for Cbilst
hit Savior.
Blessed is the a«rvMit of God
who knows' when its time to
move.
Ineeni^neas as it may seem, a
group of U. S. scholars are jour
neying to Equatorial Africa to
study the philosophy of brother
hood and its value to our hopes
for world peace. The group is
visiting Dr. Albert Sebweitier at
his missionary hospital at Lam-
barene, just south of the equat
or. The youthful scholars who
are going lo Africa at the invi
tation of pr. Sehweitzer are stu
dents of philosophy, religion and
civic affairs from all parts of
the U.S. They will hold a series
of meetiiq^ with the world-famed
Nobel Prize winner. The purpose
of the visit is to clntify and pjiib-
lish En^’id) transiaticm of Dr.
Schweitxer’s philosophy in an
American “primer” that could
well be a foundation for a type
of thinking that is aB too lack
ing in today’s world.
The meetings are being spon
sored by the U. S. headquarters
of the Schweitzer Education
Foundation which has appealed
for all the aid possible to finance
young students on the trip, plus
financing hospital equipment and
supplies that are the doctor’s
ever-present need. A hint of
Schweitzer's fundamental philo
sophy which is particularly ap
propriate as the nation enters a
critical New Year is revealed in
one of his Sunday sermons:
“There is a great river behind
us (adjacent to Lambarene). In
itf upper reaches it is swift and
tumultuous. There are turbulent
currents and dangerous rapids.
It is a savage stream. The fur-
tlMr it flows the broader and
stronger and more tranquil it
becomes.
“The Holy Spirit Is like that.
At first there is very little seen
o! Its presence in the hearts of
nwn. But little by little it grows
shorter and men befpi|^filU4^
with it.” (From “The Africa of
Dr. Schweitzer”).
one can only wonder why therev
cannot be more Dr. Schweitzers
in the world.
Ouestions and Answers for Yets
A Salute To The Hegro Citizens of GtBenslMro
is^t^ t^e Negro citizens of Greens-
week fpr the
0|‘wicj^'i:espi t1^' have
past 18 Bionttis. That pro
gress is reflected in the statement of the con
dition of the American Federal and Loan As
sociation of Greensboro and is further reflect
ed in the fact that since the close of business
on December 31, 1960, at which time it had
assets of $955^p6.S0, the association has al
ready gone over the million dollar mark.
This only g'oes to show what a community
can do when the right kind of leadership is
provided the mass of people. Likewise, it gives
testimony to the splendid job the management
of the association is doing in handling its
affairs. What the Negro citizens of Greens
boro have done in organizing a savings and
loan association of their own presents a chal
lenge to those in other cities of the state like
Qiarlotte, Salisbury, Asheville, Winston-Sal
em, Raleigh, Wilmington, Fayetteville, Kins
ton, Goldsboro, Wilson and Rocky Mount.
In providiag an institution of their own to
which NegrJ citizens, d| tii’eensboro anJ Guil
ford County majy tor^, h|‘ tli^ to be
come home owners’11114 firtanehilty secure,
American Federal is sjjjO. protidmg economic
independence and self r9$|>e(^t for members of
the race. As th^ assocplikfion jfrows and de
velops, its impact is to redound even to
a greater extent to tlie tiAnefit of every Negro
in the county and vicldjty, i
We commend the officers of American Fed
eral Savings and Leas Association for -the.
splendid job they are doing in managing its
affairs. We, likewise, eomflMRd the sharehold
ers of the Association for the fine suf^iort
they have given and nrge those who have not
become members to do so immediatly. fa
view of the fact that irtl ftMds ttp to $104)00
are federally insured, Aere Js no excuse for
anj)* Negro of Greensbsfo «m! Gtiilford County
not giving the Assoclatida the fullest sup
port.
Somemlle Says Time Running Out For America
To Learn Thaf Democracy Must Be Given to All
E#or;
When judged on the bafe' of
industrial ot^ - put, scimifit
know-how, modern technOli^,
economic growth and expansidti, i
and modem areas at high p6-
w e r advertisement, perhaps
there is no nation today th#t
equals .^erica. However, In th’e
field of human understanding
and international strategy In
making true friends among the
masses of people throughout the
world we are novice.
Within recent months, the
balance of power In the areas of
population and natural resourees
has, shifted to the non-a^He peo-
fie. These people who have n-
•ently acquired tl^eir ‘freedow.
ha^ expressed their deteraahw-
somi one Negro, such as Dr.
Mordef^l lKf. ^nson, wovM be
WoAli''that of ten ordinary re^
sentatiyes such as we now have
in these Staffs.
Pfesideht-elect John' F. Ken
nedy is in. a position to lead
America into a path of reason
and human understanding by ap
pointing some American Negroes
in key positions in Asia and
Afrioa.
It is the oonstdeied opinion
of this writw that tine is run
ning out on OS te decide whether
tKsmtional prejiidiee will fcoep us
blind to the revoiiitionary
changes that are taktag place
throughoiit the werkl, of irtictb-
er we Will tahe a new stand
and give true meaning to the
idea of democracy by selecting
our representatives in foreign
areas on the basis of character,
intelligence and the abllify.Jto
interpret the meaning of the
Bill of Rights and the Canstitu-
tion of the United States to the
millions of Asiatics and Africans
who are "searching for ideas and
institutiont.”
WENDELL C. SOMERVIIXE
Washington, D. C.
Editor's Note: Veterans and
Mioir famlliot are otkKifl tho«io-
and* of i|wo*tiem concomint the
bonofH* thoir' C^ovommont pro-
vMot for them'thru Veterans
AdmlnlsrraMon. tolow are tome
roproMntatlvo qworlos. Addition*
ol information may bo ohtalmid
at any VA office.
Q,—Those rocoivinf noMorvloe
eennocfod pontion paymonto frol6
the VA are asked each year fo
report on their Income. What
hoppens If they fsil fe make |Mt
report?
A.—VA must stop pension pay-
nttnts to those who fall to re
turn the annual income ques
tionnaire. Since the law re
quires that pensions not be paid
to those with outside income ov
er certain limitations, VA must
know the recit^nt’s income to
determine pension eligibility.
Q.—How many veterans of Our
Indian Wart ara ttill living?
A.—VA records show 39 per
sons (average age 90) receiving
benefits as Indian War veterans.
There are about 35,000 Spani^-
American War veterans still liv
ing.
Q.—Have any of the variout
bWt to re-open 01 life Inseranca
to laptod vetorant been psssed
by fiongrMsf
A.—No. Althf^«tgh several bills
with this as aim have been in
troduced none have reeei\4^
.]ongres#ional app|pval.
)Q^—An the doefors end nur-
aet at VA hoopttols nmnjhtrs at
the different branches of mi|l-
sorviaes.
A.—No. The VA’s doctors and
nurses *^e civilians. Of coarse,
they may belong to reserve units
or even attend organized drills
or training periods. But they are
civilians in their capacities as
VA employees.
May Their Advice Be Heeded
-Issues
other rallying point fer defiant
touthom statos lo conttnuo iW>
tittanco to the Supreme Court's
1954 decision prolUbiting tchool
tegrogation," Marshall atatsd.
at Durham, N. C.
t0ms and »-1912 ,
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U ft JMM. PiUisber
at tile Poat Ofltog
the Aet el
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CtaaUM
fiMM ke«lai at «M K. PattigNw K.
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■if, fut nat ykab
DEEP IN tMC HMT or DIXIE
Th« largest hlhg adiMl in Austin, Texas,
is Travis High, nafllad after a hero of the
Alamo. The schod is TAiAt, the school
cheer is the aad the footibftti team
is known as tfw gffait. Trai^ ^gjh i now
an integrated achml tad itf star football
player is a It U ^tfte s riitirt, raports
Elsie Carper of tfi* WiMl>ingt«a .Post mi
Times Herald, to act tliia hero carrieid off the
field after a victorioaa gmc, om the shoxMcrs
of his white frtkm tttdmtM, tdtile the btnd
plays Dixie.
—Harry Fleischma^ 'l-et's Be Human* '
Conthnad fron front fage
tioo io rtmtbt free. One ef >tlM rsfMsenting a variety of
new indop«ident leaders ne«iir tern Rooce, La. H»e high Court
said, “We are searchinf fw Ideas ^lese eases on
and institutions that win ^asUst- the arrests snd
os hi mainUining our s«verai|^tT ooovicticas violated the students’
while we forge ourselVes into a rnnsfitiitlfinifl riahts to nrotest following s Supreme Court
modern state.” . equal upholding the Civil Ritfits
During my recent visit to (W) iMMtiaad. at Mrtdic Innc* count- that
eiHbteeB etantries of Asia and ^ the court gave evidence of incrOS?
Africa, I observed that the 4ke atteraeys also urged the impatience with legregstion-
ed State* is allowing Oie pata^ Utitmtf Cenrt to lay down basic atalflng tactics as the IS-year
ial goedwtU of the uadaciM seK*ee far lawer courts to fol- desegregation plans
people to become sh|ftad |aw in limHar frircr rejected as too alow ia eases
away from Asaoles hnnwiss '"tt N^Mt ta piAlle school Delaware «nd V fiaia.
m raeial st^Mitr in IMIil daaMMfatkM, MaiMI aaid the In another case a federal sppeals
tha Mm Waited Statsa Mvlag the Now
hassles ahd Coasidates af tiMae Ottaw sdMd artals agata fo
eomtrtes witii nadi^ persda- aasad lUmMm aa Aaieriaa’s pi*-
Bel whereas a fear first-dtass He- lie sskoal sn>rntii«i iisnts
gro Ameribns would have a tra- *Tha Maw ♦rtaaws episodo
mendous influence in making may hacsdM aMtar Mia tfylag
friends with these paoi4o. aasp «f nmssIm rmMttu* hi
The power and infhMMe a( laiarpaaiHaii
Marshall noted that the Justice
Department has increased its scti-
vity on behalf of Ifegro voters
court held that Birmingham, Ala
bama’s mnnicipal bus line may not
require segregated sesting, while
another court held that the Green
ville, South CarsJina airptM may
not require Negroes to ttse its
Mgrefated airport waiting room.
Current events give special in
terest to a statement which has
been issued by 277 of the na
tion’s Roman Catholic bishops,
including five U. S. cardinals. As
reported by United Preu Inter
national, they view with grsve
concern a decaying trend toward
tconformitty snd csll for a re
vival of traditicmal ideals of in
dividualism “before it is too
late”, flkey find that “we have
been faced by a frequent lack
of truly responsible leadership
botii an the part of management
and of labor.” hi attaining social
welfare goals, they believe, “pres
sures are growing for a constant
ly greater reliance on the col
lectivity rather than on the in
dividual.” Further that, “An in
ordinate demand for benefits,
most easily secured by the pres
sures a organizstioa. has led an
ever-growing numhto of our peo
ple to relinquish thafar rfghti
nad tp abdicate thalr ramtaasl-
bilities . . . intensive socializa
tion can achieve mass benefits
but man and morality can be
seriously hurt in the process."
The statement of these high-
ranking churchmen is dirscted
to parents, businessmen, labor
leadm and to government which
hu done so much through a phi
losophy of welfare-statism, to
underwine itividddualiim and
personal responsibility.
"Movies
CoBtiaued from front page
organizations. Their number was
about evenly divided among Ne
groes and whites.
Tnsladad aaMwc those atMadidg
wan stMdaaU from the Univsr^ty
of NsMh Carolina, North Ctfolina
Collage aad Ugh sohoids ia Chap
fll mil.